diff --git a/src/Type/Definition/FloatType.php b/src/Type/Definition/FloatType.php
index fb6ce02..363ce27 100644
--- a/src/Type/Definition/FloatType.php
+++ b/src/Type/Definition/FloatType.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ values as specified by
     public function parseLiteral($ast)
     {
         if ($ast instanceof FloatValueNode || $ast instanceof IntValueNode) {
-            return is_numeric($ast->value) ? (float) $ast->value : null;
+            return (float) $ast->value;
         }
         return null;
     }